Great Walks

Great Walks is packed with gear guides, product reviews, advice on the best travel destinations, inspiring real-life accounts from seasoned walkers and practical information on specific walks and their accompanying maps. From features on the country’s best bushwalks to reviews of the latest outdoor gear, Great Walks is about discovering our amazing national parks and coastline – anywhere where there’s a walking track. Filled with lush photos, detailed walk notes and aspirational overseas destinations, Great Walks is designed to entertain and inspire.

Great Walks

HELLO 2025!

LAKE RHONA TRAIL

ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE • Claudia Murray-White may not consider herself a ‘proper hiker’ but her can-do attitude goes a long way on the trail.

HIKING THROUGH HISTORY • Diverse forests, alpine streams, thrilling swingbridges and rolling bushland all await on the newly upgraded Hume & Hovell Track.

NEW YEAR NEW WALKS • Get pumped for these new domestic and international hiking trails planned for 2025 and beyond.

FINAL FRONTIERS • Discover incredible hiking in one of the newest and least visited countries – Australia’s northern neighbour, Timor-Leste.

THE GOOD LIFE • Experience a heavenly trifecta on South Australia’s Clare Valley Walk – hiking, wining and dining.

ONCE UPON A CRIME • Australia’s bushrangers evaded capture by knowing the bush intimately. Great Walks explores the trails and haunts of some of these wild colonial boys.

A TURTLE TRAIL ADVENTURE • Bundaberg is more than sugarcane. Turtles rule – as you walk the Turtle Trail along stunning beaches home to these ancient mariners.

THE LONG WALK TO FREEDOM • Great Walks retraces the steps of three Aussie POWs on the run from Nazis in war-torn Italy.

AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN… • Follow in the footsteps of Australian and Allied soldiers with these war history trails designed to honour the fallen.

CALL OF THE CALDERA • Step back in time on the Gold Coast Hinterland Great Walk as you explore an ancient volcano surrounded by Gondwana Rainforest.

MUDDLING ALONG THE MALERWEG • Be prepared for steep woodlands, rocky valleys, remote river crossings and ancient towns on Germany’s Painter’s Way.

OUTBACK ODYSSEY • It’s the tenth anniversary of a group of bushwalkers retracing some of Burke and Wills’ tortured steps over two deserts. This is their story.

WALK ON THE WILD SIDE • Ryan McMillann of Flinders and Beyond Camel Treks loves showing guests one of Australia’s last great wilderness areas.

COOKING WITH GAS • Great Walks reviews some of the best portable camping stoves on the market.

BUSHWALKING: THE UGLY TRUTH • Hiking is not all smiles and carefree strolls in the sunshine, consequently it can be a hard sell to the unconverted.

PICTURE PERFECT • Great Walks readers send us their best bushwalking snaps.

ISLAND TIME • Great Walks spent a week exploring Lord Howe Island and didn’t want to come home.

PARADISE FOUND • Denis Corcoran, general manager of Pinetrees Lodge, reckons every Aussie should have Lord Howe Island on their bucket list.